דג

Hebrew

Root
ד־ו־ג‎ (d-w-g)

Etymology

Related to Ugaritic 𐎄𐎂 (dg), of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly connected to Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu- (“fish”).

Pronunciation

Noun

דָּג • (dág) m (plural indefinite דָּגִים‎, singular construct דַּג־, plural construct דְּגֵי־‎)

  1. A fish.

Derived terms

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987), “דָּג”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 114

Verb

דָּג • (dag) (pa'al construction)

  1. to fish
    ‏דייג דג דג.‎‎ ― dayág dag dag. ― A fisherman fished a fish.

Conjugation

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